News Briefs
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IBBY Canada members get exclusive offer on Picturing Canada!
 Until April 30, IBBY Canada members can purchase the paperback edition of Picturing Canada: A History of Canadian Children’s Illustrated Books and Publishing by Gail Edwards and Judith Saltman for 40% off of the retail price ($23.97 plus GST and shipping).
The authors were recipients of the 2007 Frances E. Russell Grant (administered by IBBY Canada), which supported the research for this seminal work.
Picturing Canada is the first interdisciplinary history of children’s publishing in Canada from 1800 to the present and features more than 130 interviews with authors, illustrators, editors, librarians, booksellers, and other contributors to Canadian children's book publishing. It is fundamental to our understanding of publishing history and the history of childhood itself in Canada.
Special thanks to our friends at the University of Toronto Press and IBBY Canada Past President Catherine Mitchell for arranging this wonderful deal.
Please complete and submit this order form before April 30 to reserve your copies at the reduced rate! If you are not an IBBY member and would like to take advantage of this offer, please join us now and indicate on your order form that your membership cheque is in the mail. Thank you!
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View IBBY President Patsy Aldana's powerful presentation about IBBY's Children in Crisis program
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IBBY Canada Past President Brenda Halliday participates in CBC radio panel on Reluctant Readers
Listen to the podcast here
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Help Haiti through IBBY Canada
The devastation and widespread loss caused by the recent earthquake in Haiti has reminded all of us of the importance of helping those in need during times of crisis.
IBBY's Children in Crisis program was already supporting bibliotherapy work in Haiti following the hurricanes of 2008.
Now, more than ever your support counts to help those in Haiti to begin to rebuild their lives.
Donate to the Children in Crisis fund through IBBY Canada and receive a
charitable receipt.
Donations can be made by:
1. Cheque -
payable to IBBY Canada and mailed to
IBBY Canada, c/o The Canadian Children's Book Centre, Ste. 101, 40 Orchard View Blvd.,
Toronto, ON, M4R 1B9.
Please specify that your cheque is to be directed to the Children in Crisis Fund for work in Haiti.
2. Online - through Canada Helps. Select the Children in Crisis option.
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Online giving to Children in Crisis Fund
IBBY has launched a worldwide appeal for funds to support its Children in Crisis Programme. Current Projects funded are the Lebanon Project (conflict management for war-traumatized children), the Gaza Project (libraries in two community centres in Palestine and bibliotherapy training for workers in those centres), and the Colombia Project (reading clubs and circulating libraries for 1,000 street children displaced by sixty years of war in Colombia). For more information, click here. It is now possible to donate to Children in Crisis online through Canadahelps.org and receive a Canadian charitable income tax receipt. .............................................................................................
Gail Edwards and Judith Saltman recipients of Russell Grant
IBBY Canada is pleased to announce that Gail Edwards and Judith Saltman are the recipients of this year's Frances E. Russell Grant. Read more here.
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Marion Seary Donations to IBBY Canada
Marion Seary was a bookseller, librarian and champion of excellence in books for children. She was also a longtime supporter of IBBY. To honour her memory, Maria Martella and several of Marion’s friends undertook two initatives – the Marion Seary Endangered Book Award and the production of a colourful alphabet poster featuring Marion’s own collage art.
Funds donated in the name of the award and profits from the poster sales are directed to IBBY Canada. We salute Marion’s friends for creating these tributes to Marion and her belief in the power of children’s books. To make a donation, please e-mail treasurer@ibby-canada.org.
To purchase Marion's alphabet poster, please visit library wholesaler, Tinlids.
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IBBY Canada's Support Continues
IBBY Canada has, for a third time, nominated South African EMEP (Extra Mural Education Project), Unknown 2 Known, to receive IBBY-Yamada funding. Liz Page, IBBY International’s communications director, explains the significance of the project:
"The progress made during this year demonstrates the absolute need for the project in the lives of the children ...The therapeutic value of using books and storytelling is clearly shown. The introduction of materials to allow the young people to produce their own books, thus increasing their commitment to books and reading, is one of the many ways to build up a reading culture where there was previously none."
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Give the Gift of IBBY!
Looking for a meaningful gift? Why not give an IBBY donation in your friends and loved ones names? Better yet, sign them up for a membership so they will receive our latest newsletters and a say in IBBY Canada issues. IBBY Canada is a charitable organization devoted to promoting Canadian literature around the world and supporting literacy programs. Click here to give the gift that keeps on giving!
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